I Don’t Do Lighthouses.

Really I don’t. Though these pictures may lead you to believe otherwise, lighthouses really don’t do much for me. Sure they’re pretty, they’re scenic, and they’re about as iconic New England as it gets, blah, blah, blah. Everything a lighthouse aficionado could possibly want. Still, even though there are several quite photogenic lighthouses within short… Read More

Isolation Project, Day 18.

Big changes are happening in my life over the next few weeks. Besides returning to my day job as an auto mechanic, in a little over two weeks I’ll be completely changing careers for the first time in my life. Still, my goal is to share at least one image a day, an image that… Read More

Do You See What I See?

If you walked up to this scene what photograph would you see? Would you immediately go for your wide angle lens (the wider the better??) in your desire to capture everything, to take it all in? Or would you go right for the telephoto lens in order to tell a more intimate story? Maybe zoom… Read More

Exploring The Iconic.

motif #1 with lobster traps and blue rope in the foreground

  Motif #1. Reported to be “the most often painted building in America,” Motif #1 sits at the end of Bradley Wharf in Rockport, Massachusetts. Due to its popularity among painters and photographers alike, finding unique angles and compositions while photographing it can be a challenge. Make it your own. The most difficult part about… Read More

Waterfalls at Mid-Day?

Ideal Waterfall Light. If you’d ask me to describe my ideal weather and lighting conditions for photographing waterfalls I would tell you that I hope for an overcast day and with any luck a slight drizzle. I would also tell you that it is definitely not during the middle of the day under harsh sunlight.… Read More

Photography 101: Mystery

The Mysterious Path Life is a path with a beginning and an end. Around each bend in that path you’ll encounter mystery and choice. Plan as you may, the journey you intend as you start down the path, May be far different from the journey you finish.